Data-Driven Insights into Jet Turbulence: Explainable AI Approaches

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Autores principales: Amico, Enrico, Matteucci, Lorenzo, Cafiero, Gioacchino
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Publicado: 2025
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author Amico, Enrico
Matteucci, Lorenzo
Cafiero, Gioacchino
author_facet Amico, Enrico
Matteucci, Lorenzo
Cafiero, Gioacchino
contents In this study, eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methods are applied to analyze flow fields obtained through PIV measurements of an axisymmetric turbulent jet. A convolutional neural network (U-Net) was trained to predict velocity fields at subsequent time steps. Three XAI methods: SHapley Additive explanations (SHAP), Gradient-SHAP, and Grad-CAM were employed to identify the flow field regions relevant for prediction. SHAP requires predefined segmentation of the flow field into relevant regions, while Gradient-SHAP and Grad-CAM avoid this bias by generating gradient-based heatmaps. The results show that the most relevant structures do not necessarily coincide with regions of maximum vorticity but rather with those exhibiting moderate vorticity, highlighting the critical role of these regions in energy transfer and jet dynamics. Additionally, structures with high turbulent dissipation values are identified as the most significant. Gradient-SHAP and Grad-CAM methods reveal a uniform spatial distribution of relevant regions, emphasizing the contribution of nearly circular structures to turbulent mixing. This study advances the understanding of turbulent dynamics through XAI tools, providing an innovative approach to correlate machine learning models with physical phenomena.
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spellingShingle Data-Driven Insights into Jet Turbulence: Explainable AI Approaches
Amico, Enrico
Matteucci, Lorenzo
Cafiero, Gioacchino
Fluid Dynamics
In this study, eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methods are applied to analyze flow fields obtained through PIV measurements of an axisymmetric turbulent jet. A convolutional neural network (U-Net) was trained to predict velocity fields at subsequent time steps. Three XAI methods: SHapley Additive explanations (SHAP), Gradient-SHAP, and Grad-CAM were employed to identify the flow field regions relevant for prediction. SHAP requires predefined segmentation of the flow field into relevant regions, while Gradient-SHAP and Grad-CAM avoid this bias by generating gradient-based heatmaps. The results show that the most relevant structures do not necessarily coincide with regions of maximum vorticity but rather with those exhibiting moderate vorticity, highlighting the critical role of these regions in energy transfer and jet dynamics. Additionally, structures with high turbulent dissipation values are identified as the most significant. Gradient-SHAP and Grad-CAM methods reveal a uniform spatial distribution of relevant regions, emphasizing the contribution of nearly circular structures to turbulent mixing. This study advances the understanding of turbulent dynamics through XAI tools, providing an innovative approach to correlate machine learning models with physical phenomena.
title Data-Driven Insights into Jet Turbulence: Explainable AI Approaches
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02126